Ellen Barlow, certified GYROTONIC® and specialized equipment instructor, is a movement education specialist with over 25 years experience teaching and designing programs in fitness, rehabilitation, dance, yoga and other mind-body practices. She is a Registered Movement Therapist with the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association and a certified practitioner and teacher of Body-Mind Centering®. While Ellen approaches movement training from multiple perspectives, she engages her GYROTONIC® exercise clients in anatomical awareness and perceptual-motor learning so they may embody their experiences of improved alignment, strength, flexibility, coordination and balance.

Rosalie Begun has been practicing physical therapy in Washington, DC for over 20 years. She is owner of Begun Physical Therapy Center, LLC and treats patients with a variety of orthopedic and sports-medicine conditions. In addition, she has extensive experience treating dancers and performing artists....including the casts of touring Broadway shows. Rosalie is also a certified GYROTONIC® instructor and a pilates mat instructor. She incorporates these modalities in her treatment sessions and also offers private and group training sessions and workshops. Rosalie also has studied various methods of manual therapy and keeps her skills up to date through regular participation in continuing education courses. Prominent area physicians regularly send her patients with problems of unusual complexity. Rosalie believes in treating patients holistically and takes the time to provide the best care possible.

Dr. Justine Bernard began studying GYROKINESIS®, then known as Yoga for Dancers, in 1994 with Hillary Cartwright while on scholarship at The Ailey School for Dance in New York, NY. She also studied with Juliu Horvath at White Cloud and became certified to teach GYROTONIC® exercise in 1997 and GYROKINESIS® in 1999. She taught at Studio Riverside under the guidance of authorized master trainer Leda Franklin for many years.
In 2003 she received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons specializing in Neurological and Orthopedic Rehabilitation. After working at St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center as a physical therapist, she returned back home to Washington, DC to teach GYROTONIC® exercise and open a private physical therapy practice. Dr. Bernard is currently a GYROTONIC® Master Trainer in Washington D.C. and owns Elements Fitness and Wellness Center, a complete GYROTONIC® studio which also offers physical therapy, acupuncture and massage therapy.

Brianne is a certified GYROTONIC® instructor as well as certified on the Jumping/Stretching Board. Brianne recently retired from the Washington Ballet after a 13 year career, dancing principal roles in both the classical and contemporary repertoire. During her career as a dancer, she discovered GYROTONIC® and found it to be a wonderful compliment to her dancing as well as to her daily life and well-being. Having a love for both dance and yoga, she finds that GYROTONIC® brings together many of the qualities that she appreciates in those disciplines- the grace, rhythm, freedom and expression of dance, along with the strength, flexibility, focus and awareness of breath of yoga. After years as a GYROTONIC® student, she decided it would be fulfilling to share her own love of the work through teaching and she received her foundation training at San Francisco GYROTONIC® with Nora Heiber. As a teacher she loves the diversity of clients she works with and she is grateful for the vast knowledge held by her fellow instructors at Elements. Brianne looks forward to deepening and expanding her own work both as a student and teacher of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®.

Heather is a certified GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® instructor.  She has traveled the country to expand her knowledge of this system, studying with Justine Bernard and Tracy Monaco at Elements, with Sebastian Plattenberg at GYROTONIC® Manhattan, Debra Rose at San Francisco Gyrotonic®, and with Mia Munroe in Seattle.  She holds
advanced certification on the specialized equipment including Leg Extension Unit, Gyrotoner, and applications for Osteopathy. A lifelong student of movement, Heather has studied a variety of somatic/dance techniques throughout the country including at the American Dance Festival, Jacob's PIllow Dance Festival, Movement Research and the North Carolina School of the Arts. She holds a B.A. in Dance from UNC-Greensboro. When not teaching at Elements, Heather continues her dance career as a performer and choreographer as well as supporting
dance artists as a resident stage manager at Dance Place.

Yvonne Hamm is a certified GYROTONIC® instructor and has been teaching Gyrotonic exercise since January 2007. She received her MA in Dance from American University and is a graduate of the Dance Teachers Professional College in Hamburg, Germany. She also holds a German degree and license in psychomotor training from the Motopaeden School in Dortmund, Germany. She has taught dance and creative movement in Germany, New York City and Washington, DC for over twenty years and founded "Dance Discovery" a children's dance program in Washington, DC.

With clients ranging from rehabilitative to professional sport and dance, GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer Nathan Martin devotes much of his career to the study of GYROTONIC® methodology.   Brought upbetween the US and China, Nathan grew up around his family's Chinese Medicine clinic in Hong Kong, and Classical Ballet training in the US to which he brings forth in his teachings today.  Having an extensive foundation education in all aspects of Gyrotonic exercise that started at GYROTONIC® New York at Studio Riverside with Gyrotonic Authorized Master Trainer Leda Franklin, Nathan has continued his education around the world gaining learning and teaching experiences from different cultures and healing modalities which makes his method of instruction unique and versatile.  Nathan is certified in all Gyrotonic Specialized Equipment, and has participated in all Gyrotonic therapeutic and advanced courses.  In 2009, Nathan was invited as the first Gyrotonic Master Trainer to conduct teacher trainings in Mainland China.  China's His Life, iLook, and Marie Claire magazines have featured articles about Nathan in addition to other publications in Asia and the US.  Since then, Nathan spends his time between Hong Kong, China and Washington DC.

Tracy's career in body movement and fitness began while earning a B.F.A. in dance from Western Michigan University. After a professional dance career she continued her training and received certifications in Pilates mat work and equipment. However, Tracy's true passion lies within the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM®. She is a GYROTONIC® Master Trainer and is certified in GYROKINESIS®, and specialized equipment. Tracy's continuing education led her to study GYROTONIC® Level 2, therapeutic shoulder applications and GYROTONIC® for Golf. She continues to gain knowledge for her students throughout the country and worldwide. www.tracymonaco.com

Julianna was introduced to the GYROTONIC® system while dancing at Boston Ballet and became instantly hooked. She completed her teacher training under the guidance of master trainers Kathy Van Patten and Justine Bernard. She has experience working with a wide variety of clients, from professional dancers to individuals with therapeutic needs. Her GYROTONIC® continuing education includes ladder certification from authorized master trainer Sebastian Plettenberg. Julianna is also certified in pilates matt. While teaching, Julianna is currently pursuing her master's degree at the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

Michelle began studying GYROTONIC® exercise in 2003 and found that the system reminded her of the joy she felt studying ballet as a child. She is certified in the Gyrotoner®, Leg Extension Unit, GYROTONIC® Applications for Golf, and GYROTONIC® Level 2 exercises. Michelle continues to independently study with a variety of Master Trainers throughout the U.S. as well as attending yearly courses with Juliu Horvath. Michelle is also a New York Certified Pilates Instructor. She found what is considered the "Authentic Pilates Method" in 1999, and in 2001 entered the certification program under the tutelage of Romana Kryzanowska, the world-renowned protégé of Joseph Pilates, and Romana's daughter Sari Mejia Santo through their original International New York based Pilates Certification Program. Her certification process required a minimum of 800 hours of apprenticeship and a pre-requisite of 75 hours of personal sessions with "Authentic Pilates" instructors. Michelle continues her education and certification through "Romana's Pilates".